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Ruler of Beyonders

The stars did not shine the night he awakened. Not because they were gone— But because they turned their faces away. --- Deep beneath the lands where memory has crumbled and gods no longer dare to speak, Tian Zhen awakens. He is not a hero. He is not a villain. He is a reminder. Of what the world once was. Of what it once feared. Of what it tried to bury beneath silence. Tian has no memory. No past. No proof of who—or what—he is. But the world remembers. The void remembers. And something buried far below the continent of Elaris, beneath schools of arcane learning and floating cities of mana, begins to stir again. --- In the sky, mirrors fracture. In the ground, Relic Titans rise. And from the Rift—a wound carved into reality—Voidspawn begin to spill into the world. Tian tries to live as a student at Xihe Academy, a sanctuary of knowledge, spells, and history. But even within its enchanted halls, he is not safe. Not from the dreams. Not from the glyphs burning beneath his skin. Not from the girl with no shadow who says she’s seen him die a hundred times. His every step cracks the world. His very existence bends fate. And now, a Throne that was never meant to be claimed begins to call him back. --- But Tian Zhen wasn’t the only one sealed away. There are others who remember. Others who watched him fall. Others who fear what happens if he begins to remember himself. And far away, on the other side of the mirror sky… Other Tians are watching too. --- A dark epic of mirrors, memory, and myth. In a world where silence binds more tightly than chains, One boy must decide if he is a savior, a weapon, or the last mistake the stars will ever make. Because Tian Zhen isn't just walking forward. He’s walking back into the wound the world tried to forget. The world remembers heroes. It fears monsters. But it forgets the ones who choose silence over salvation. Tian Zhen was one such forgotten soul—buried beneath centuries of dust, where light dared not reach and names lost meaning. But some awakenings do not come with prophecy or praise. Some come with shadows that breathe and silence that listens. Far from the eyes of the living, he descends into realms untold—where truths rot, and power does not shine, but devours. They do not speak his name. They do not know what he is becoming. But the darkness remembers…
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The Primordial Essence

In "The Land of Duality," a world split into the 'Realm of Light' and the 'Realm of Chaos' after the 'Great Collapse,' Leon Drak was an outcast. With an Ether level of 2.8, he faced constant disdain and was humiliatingly expelled from the academy by 'Berserker Ares' and 'Light's Successor, Lyte.' Consumed by self-hatred and a burning desire for revenge, he plunged into the forbidden 'Fissure Canyon,' the epicenter of the Great Collapse, to claim the 'Essence' (Heart of the Abyss) that lay dormant there. Fusing with the residual will of the 'First Balancer,' Leon awakened an overwhelming power of Chaos Ether. He unleashed this newfound might to brutally destroy Ares, who had once crushed him, thus igniting his saga of vengeance. His wild awakening was sensed by Lyte, the 'Light's Successor,' and a wave of chaos now threatened the entire 'Land of Light.' Sensing Leon's potent Chaos signature, Baldur, the 'Iron Lord' and one of the 'Seven Lords of Malice,' approached him. Baldur enlisted Leon into their cause of 'evolution through chaos.' Now the 'Lord of Chaos and Vengeance,' Leon, under Baldur's command, undertook a preliminary mission for the impending 'Tower of Radiance' assault: corrupting an 'Ether Purification Stone.' In doing so, he clashed with an elite unit of the 'Watcher' organization, undeniably proving his formidable power. No longer merely a man seeking revenge, Leon now steps onto the battlefield as a 'Lord of Chaos,' poised to overturn the world's balance in a grand war against the 'Tower of Radiance.'
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My Ex's Uncle and Me

Maisie Fleming thought her life is over. Not long after she finds out about her infertility, she is served divorce paper. Ever since then, her insecurity grows and her confidence drops. Living feels like a burden for her as she carries on with her daily life like a robot. One day, opportunity hits her in a way she never expects - a car accident so painful yet welcoming and when she wakes up, she is now married to Edmund Bainbridge - a complete stranger. As she tries to figure out how that happens and ways to annul the marriage, she finds herself falling for the charm in being Edmund's wife. It is him who makes her see her true worth and how the people surrounding her love her all the same despite being infertile. Unfortunately, her world shatter once again when she finds out Edmund have been hiding too many things behind her back and that includes their happy marriage begins with a one-sided marriage of convenience. --- "Is it true?" I stood frozen, unable to respond. My eyes were too busy locking in on the little boy's head resting on Alistair's shoulder. Is that his son? A sharp tug ripped my heart into pieces. A child that I failed to give - someone who will continue carrying his name, blood and lineage. "You don't have to go this far and force yourself to marry him," Alistair's obvious pleas shake my entire being. I wanted to comfort him saying there has been no one but him in my life. I wanted to be in his embrace! Instead, another man's arm wrapped around my shoulder and pulled closer. "Alistair, fancy seeing you here. I see you have met my wife." "WIFE?" Alistair's words and my surprised voice synced at the question. My head turned at the man who I have spent the previous night at. --- "Alistair is my nephew," he answered when I asked of their relationship. "Your nephew?!! On whose side?" I racked my brain trying to figure whether I have seen Edmund before and going through all the relatives I have met. "Why? He's not your ex-boyfriend is he?" Edmund smirked but his smile dropped as soon as I opened my mouth. "No. But he's my ex-husband," I whispered.
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